CONGREGATION BETH AARON ANNOUNCEMENTS Shabbat Parshat February 5-6, 2016 27 Shevat 5776

SHABBAT TIMES This week’s announcements are sponsored by NORPAC Mission to Washington. Friday, February 5 Early Bird Registration and student discounts available through February 14. Latest Candles: 5:00 p.m. Register at www.norpac.net. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:05 p.m. NORPAC MISSION on WEDNESDAY, MAY 18: If you care about and want to translate that care into action, join dozens of fellow Beth Aaronites on the NORPAC lobbying mission in D.C. Shabbat, February 6 Register online (www.norpac.net), call NORPAC (201-788-5133), Hashkama Minyan: 7:30 a.m. or email Allen Friedman ([email protected]) or Mollie Fisch ([email protected]). Tefillah Shiur: 8:20 a.m. Main Minyan: 8:45 a.m. Youth Minyan: 9:15 a.m. This week’s announcements are sponsored by Lamdeinu. Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:36 a.m. For information on their new schedule of classes, see page 4 and go tolamdeinu.org . Early Mincha: 1:45 p.m. Study in depth; be inspired! Daf Yomi: 3:35 p.m. Women’s Learning: 3:35 p.m., at the SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7 Gellis home, 262 Carlton Terrace, Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Yehoshua, chapter 9 Meir Hirsch’s shiur: 3:45 p.m. 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mincha: 4:45 p.m., followed by Seudah Earliest Tallit 6:01 6:00 5:59 5:57 5:56 5:55 Shlishit, with Michael “Buzzy” Green of Shacharit 6:30 MS 5:49 SH 5:48 SH 5:46 MS 5:45 SH 5:55 SH JNF 7:15 MS 6:20 BM 6:10 MS 6:10 BM 6:20 BM 6:30 BM Maariv: 6:00 p.m. 8:00 MS 7:10 BM 7:05 BM 7:05 BM 7:10 BM 7:15 BM Havdalah: 6:09 p.m. 8:45 MS 8:00 BM 8:00 MS 8:00 MS 8:00 BM 8:00 BM Parent- Learning: 6:50 p.m. Israel Committee Movie Night: 8:00 p.m. Mincha 1:00 BM

Latest Candles on Friday, February 12: Mincha/ 5:05 MS 5:05 BM 5:05 BM 5:05 BM 5:05 BM 5:10 MS 5:08 p.m. Maariv Maariv 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 10:00 SH

KEY: MS = Main Shul BM = Beit SH = Social Hall BETH AARON 40TH ANNUAL DINNER: MAZAL TOV TO Sunday, March 6, at 5:00 p.m. • Yosef Kagedan, on being honored at this Sunday’s JYEP breakfast. Honorees: • Sharon & Yuddi Gopin, on the birth of a grandson, born to their children Tova & Dani Gopin of Shifra & Larry Shafier Service Awardees: , GA. Yacha & Moishe B. Singer • Shoshana & Binyamin Greenbaum, on their recent . Mazal Tov also to Shoshana’s parents, Esther & Mark Bauman, and to Binyamin’s parents, Batsheva & Raphael Greenbaum of Detroit. Ad blanks are available in the lobby or online at bethaaron.org/dinner MEN’S CLUB KIDDUSH

This week’s Men’s Club Multi-Sponsored Kiddush following the Main Minyan is sponsored by: February • Anonymous, in support of the new options for the Multi-Sponsored Kiddush Calendar • Sherry & Dave Chasan, in memory of Dave’s father, Raphael Chasan, whose yahrtzeit is this Wednesday, February 10 (1 Adar I). THIS WEEK’S PARSHA QUESTIONS • Bonnie & Jack Eizikovitz, commemorating the 12th yahrtzeit of Bonnie’s mother, Tzivya bat Eliezer Printed copies are available in the lobby. Yaakov, and the publication of Bonnie’s short story in Summer Haven: The Catskills, the Holocaust and the Literary Imagination. On Shabbat, the shul elevator will • Aliza & Aharon Fischman, with gratitude to Hashem for allowing our family to reach personal operate in Shabbat mode as follows: milestones. Friday: • Ellen & George Friedman and family, to commemorate the first yahrtzeit of George’s father, Yitzchak 5:00-6:30 p.m. Moshe ben Tzvi, Irving Friedman. Shabbat: • Marsha & Tom Friedman, in honor of the birth of their newest granddaughter, Elisheva Friedman, 8:15 a.m.-Noon; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.; daughter of Nachi & Jennifer Friedman of Atlanta, GA. 4:00-6:00 p.m. • Rachel & Yitzchak Furst, in honor of Dr. Barry Weissman, for his kindness to our family. • Avigail & Michael Gordon, in gratitude to the entire Beth Aaron community for making us feel so Is the Eruv Up? Call the Eruv Hotline welcome. before Shabbat: 201-530-0222 • Evie & Alden Leifer, in honor of Micah Kaufman. • Carmela & J.R., to welcome the $100 sponsorship level and to thank my doctors for not Contact Beth Aaron at “expiring me” during my latest $6 million upgrade !!! [email protected] If you are celebrating a simcha, commemorating a yahrtzeit, or simply want to say “thank you,” consider sponsoring an upcoming Kiddush. To become a sponsor, go to www.bethaaron.org/kiddush. PARNAS HAYOM “Prague,” and “The Divide.” View trailers at www.maale.co.il/default. asp?PageID=74&CatID=1. Thanks to Mordy Ungar, “Follow Me: The Dedicate a day of learning at Beth Aaron on the occasion of a Yoni Netanyahu Story” also is available. To borrow the films, please yahrtzeit, in the zechut of a refuah shelaima, or in honor of a contact Sandy Zlotnick, [email protected]. simcha, a birthday or any other occasion. Each week’s dedications are prominently displayed in the shul lobby and sent out to the THE BETH AARON LIBRARY membership via email. For more information, or to sign up, please go to www.bethaaron.org/parnashayom. With the YU seforim sale underway, if you have any suggestions for seforim or books to be added to our collection or would like This coming week’s sponsor is: to donate money for Library purchases, please contact the Library • 28 Shevat: Dr. Barry Weissman, in honor of the yahrtzeit of his Committee at [email protected]. mother, Pearl Weissman Please check to make sure that you do not indavertently have SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS the following items missing from our library: 1. Kehati Hebrew/English - Vol. XIII This Shabbat’s Seudah Shlishit following Mincha is sponsored by 2. Artscroll Mishnah Hebrew/English: the Israel Committee. The guest speaker will be Michael “Buzzy” Moed (iii) Green, who will discuss the Jewish National Fund’s important work Nezikin (iii)(b) that is enhancing the quality of life in the the Gush Etzion area and Taharot (iv)(a) making it safe and secure. 3. Hebrew-English Mishnah Brurah - Vol. XII 4. Red Mikraot Gedolot Nach with Malbim - Vol. I Yehoshua The Israel Committee will present a Movie Night this Motzaei 5. Brown (Mefusak) from bottom shelf - Vol. I Berachot Shabbat, February 6, at 8:00 p.m. The film “Wasserman -- The Rain 6. Small Red Talmud (over Shu”tim) - Vol. XII Bava Kamma Man” will be shown. To read the synopsis and view a clip, go to www.go2films.com/Family-Social-issues/Wasserman-The-Rain-Man. If you have any of these items, please return them to the library as soon as possible. Back by popular demand, the Men’s Club presents Bob Klapisch, baseball columnist for The Record, this Sunday, February 7, at 9:30 Please stop by the Beit Midrash to see our expanded collection. a.m. Bob will preview the 2016 baseball season and discuss the In order that our volumes in the Beit Midrash remain available Yankees’ off-season moves, the Mets’ chances of returning to the to all, please remember that NO seforim or books may be World Series, and the Hall of Fame vote. He also will take questions removed, other than those on the right as one enters. Out of from the audience on all baseball topics. A light breakfast will be courtesy for others, please do not remove the current Daf Yomi served. Sponsors include Tikva & Larry Yudkowitz, in honor of the volume from the Beit Midrash. Men’s Club volunteers, their hard work, and all the great things they do. WEEKLY SHIURIM

The next book that will be discussed by the Sisterhood Book Club • Daf Yomi: For Daf Yomi shiurim and resources in Teaneck, go to will be The Hilltop by Assaf Gavron. For more information, contact www.teaneckshuls.org/daf/. Diane Fogel, 201-837-0651, [email protected]. • Daf Yomi shiur by Rabbi Rothwachs / Rabbi Daniel Feldman / Rabbi Mark Staum: Monday-Thursday evenings, at 9:45 p.m. To sponsor the Mishmar program, go to www.bethaaron.org/event/ • Tanya shiur by Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg: Tuesday evenings at mishmar. 9:00 p.m. • Rabbi Rothwachs’ shiur: Wednesday evenings at Beth Aaron’s “Leave No Shekel Behind” project invites those who 8:30 p.m. return from Israel or Europe with loose shekalim or Euros to mail in • Mishmar Program: Thursday evenings from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. • Morning Mishna Chabura: Monday, Thursday: 6:55 a.m.; Tuesday, or drop off the loose change at the Beth Aaron office. The funds will Wednesday: 6:50 a.m.; Friday: 7:00 a.m. be exchanged into dollars, and a check for the resulting proceeds will be sent to Beit Yatir, Congregation Beth Aaron’s sister in Israel. REFLECTOR BELTS (Donations in dollars also will be accepted.) While you probably will not miss the change, the consolidated sum of individual Safety reflector belts safeguard you when walking to and from shul contributions will have a significant impact on various projects in and any other night activity. Comfortable and lightweight, they are Beit Yatir and is an appropriate way of showing our achdut with our adjustable for men, women, and children. The belts are available at brothers and sisters in Eretz Yisrael. no cost to members, but a donation to offset costs is appreciated. If you would like one, please stop by the shul office or contact Judi, Sisterhood can arrange for bags of candy for smachot at a cost of $1 [email protected], 201-836-6210. per bag. Two weeks’ notice is appreciated. To order the bags, please contact Lisa Breen, 201-966-8958.

Sisterhood condolence cards are available from the office for $8 THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT each or $50 for 10. To order, please contact Judi at the office, Check out the free Beth Aaron app [email protected], 201-836-6210. at the Apple app store and the Google play store for Android. The following movies are available for rent for a month at a time by making a donation to the shul. The titles from the Ma’aleh Film School of are “Newspapers and Flowers,” “Shira,” BETH AARON YOUTH COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Parent-Child Learning program will take place this Motzaei CareOne needs volunteers for a minyan. On Friday evening, Mincha Shabbat, February 6, at 6:50 p.m. This week’s learning is sponsored will be at 5:05 p.m. On Shabbat, Shacharit will be at 9:00 a.m., by the Gilbert Family, in memory of Daniel, , and Sammy Mincha at 4:57 p.m., and Maariv at 6:01 p.m. Gilbert’s grandfather, Alexander z”l, on the occasion of his second yahrtzeit. Parents and children are encouraged to come and This Shabbat, February 5-6, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz will be the Scholar- learn. Bring your own materials to learn, or take out a book from in-Residence at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood our Youth Library. Ices or ice cream will be served each week. Each Avenue. At a Friday night Oneg at 8:00 p.m., he will speak on “The week, there also will be a raffle for great prizes and a door prize for Battle between Gracia Mendes and Pope Paul IV in the 1550s.” On every child who attends. Children are welcome to sign up to say a Shabbat morning, following Shacharit, his topic will be “Cossacks Dvar . Sponsorships are available starting at $36 (ice cream and , 1648-49.” AfterMincha , at 5:05 p.m., he will speak on party) or $125 (pizza party). To sponsor or to sign up to say a Dvar “Beyond Yeshivish: R’ Yisrael Salanter, R’ Avraham Elya Kaplan and Torah, please go to www.bethaaron.org/event/pcl5776 or email Thinking Out of the Box.” [email protected]. This Shabbat, February 6, at 4:00 p.m., at Congregation Keter Torah, Groups for nursery-2nd grade begin Shabbat mornings at 9:30 a.m. 600 Roemer Avenue, Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Woolf will speak on “What and continue until the end of the davening in the Main Minyan. Did Rav Soloveitchik Actually Say About Masorah?” Following Mincha at 4:45 p.m., Rabbi Woolf will speak on “Is Halakhah the Davening for 3rd-5th graders (Jr. Congregation) begins at 9:30 a.m. Whole Story? Seeking Spirituality in Orthodoxy (Then and Now).” At 10:10 a.m., all 3rd-5th graders are invited for parsha, Kiddush, and games until the end of davening in the Main Minyan. This Motzaei Shabbat, February 6, at 8:00 p.m., at the Fuld home, 1500 River Road, YUConnects will hold a benefitMelava Malka. Those interesting in taking part in “Banim Mitpalelim,” enabling Shana Yocheved Schacter and Rabbi Dr. J. Schacter will discuss broader participation of boys between the ages of 7-12 in leading “InsideOut: How to Help our Children Build Healthy Relationships.” the conclusion of davening on Shabbat mornings, may sign up using Rabbi Zev Reichman will offer introductory remarks. RSVP to the online form or by contacting Mark Staum,Menachem Kravetz or [email protected]. Jason , directly. This Sunday, February 7, at 9:00 a.m., at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, For more information about youth programs, please contact Beth 641 West Englewood Avenue, the Teaneck Friends of Mesivtha Aaron Youth Directors Erica and Jason David, 732-618-9473, Tifereth Jerusalem will hold a breakfast. Harav Chaim Ganzweig [email protected]. shlita, Mashgiach of the Yeshiva, will speak at the breakfast. RSVP to Harvey Wrubel, 201-836-4861. BETH AARON JR. HIGH This Sunday, February 7, at 9:30 a.m., at Congregation Rinat Yisrael, This Friday, February 5, at 8:00 p.m., in the shul, there will be a 389 West Englewood Avenue, JYEP will hold its annual fundraising SuperOneg for 6th-8th grade boys and girls, with a super bowl of breakfast. Among the honorees is Beth Aaron member Yosef cholent, super-sized snacks, super big games, and super fun. Kagedan. For more information, please go to www.JYEP.org.

For more information about events for 6th to 8th graders, please The Yeshiva University Seforim Sale starts this Sunday, February 7, contact Erica and Jason David, [email protected] and will continue until Sunday, February 28. For more information, including hours, go to https://theseforimsale.com.

NCSY On Monday evenings, from February 8 to March 14, at 5:00 p.m., at the Jewish Center of Teaneck, 800 Broad Street, Yachad and CMEK All High School teens are invited to join Teaneck NCSY this Friday, will offer anInclusive Sports Clinic for boys ages 8-16. The cost is February 5, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., at the Lebovitz home, 441 West $75. RSVP to 201-833-1349, [email protected]. Englewood Avenue, for a Shabbat Oneg. Come to hang out with friends, shmooze with awesome advisors, and enhance your Shabbat On Monday evenings, from February 8 to March 14, at 5:00 p.m., at experience! the Jewish Center of Teaneck, 800 Broad Street, Yachad will offer an Inclusive Dance Program for girls ages 8-16. The cost is $75. RSVP to Come join Teaneck NCSY for Latte and Learn this Thursday night, 201-833-1349, [email protected]. February 11, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at Lazy Bean Cafe, 1404 Queen Anne Road. Come grab a drink and chill and learn together with This Tuesday, February 9, at 8:45 a.m., Lamdeinu will hold a Rosh friends and advisors in a relaxed environment. See you there! Chodesh program for women only. A light breakfast will be served. The suggested contribution is $18. Looking for something fun to do on President’s Day Weekend? Join Teaneck NCSY on Sunday, February 14, for an awesome Ice Skating On Tuesdays, from February 9 to April 9, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Event from 8:15 to 10:00 p.m., at Mackay Ice Skating Rink, 130 West The Art Place, 490 Curry Avenue, Englewood, Yachad will offer the Englewood Avenue, Englewood. The cost of $10 includes skate Ruth Ulevitch Lang Inclusive Arts Program for all local junior high rental. Pizza will be served. Transportation will not be provided. and high school students and individuals with special needs ages 12+. The cost is $75. RSVP to 201-833-1349, [email protected]. For more information about NCSY and NCSY events, contact Reuven Lebovitz, [email protected]. On Motzaei Shabbat, February 13, at 8:00 p.m., at the Jewish Center of Teaneck, 70 Sterling Place, the Jewish Learning Experience will hold its 30th anniversary dinner. The honorees are JLE founders (all current or former Beth Aaron members) June & Jeffrey Glazer, Marcia & Sam Kaplan, Dorothy & Louis Karp, and Naomi & Aaron Mandelbaum. Receiving the Kiruv Rechokim Service Award are Beth The Amud Yomi shiur meets weeknights at 9:30 p.m. at Aaron members Allyson & Shoval Gur-Aryeh. The couvert is $150 Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue. For more per person. For more information, go to http://jle.org/invitation. information, please contact Mordechai Ungar, 201-741-3920, [email protected]. On Sunday, February 14, at 8:00 p.m., at the Elishis home, 68 Westminster Avenue, Bergenfield, there will be an evening program On Tuesday mornings, beginning February 9, at 9:45 a.m., at Yeshivat for women and girls, featuring Rebbetzin Peshi Neuburger. Proceeds Noam, 70 West Century Road, Paramus, Middle School teacher and of this event will make possible the CHAI Lifeline Annual Girls Tanach Enrichment Coordinator Aliza Weinberg will deliver a six- Shabbaton. For more information, please contact Faigy Ort, week series of classes, “First Borns, Fighting, and Fratricide: Sibling 201-960-7758, [email protected]. Rivalries in the Torah.” The series is free and open to the community. For more information, please email [email protected]. On Wednesday, February 17, at 7:30 p.m., at Congregation Rinat Israel, 389 West Englewood Avenue, AIPAC will sponsor a forum with On Tuesday nights, at 8:30 p.m., at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal on the topic “Israel and West Englewood Avenue, Rav Meir Goldwicht offers a Parshat ha- Radical Islam: What Can We Expect in 2016”? A dessert reception Shavua shiur in Hebrew. will follow. RSVP to www.aipac.org/teaneckcommunityevent or contact Ayelet Kahane, [email protected]. On six consecutive Wednesdays, February 10 through March 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at its Beren Campus, 215 Lexington On Sunday, February 28, at 4:45 p.m., at the Marriott Glenpointe Avenue, Yeshiva University is offering aCommunity Beit Midrash Hotel, 100 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Sinai Schools will hold its featuring Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Vice President for University and Annual Dinner. Among the honorees are Beth Aaron members Rena Community Life, who will speak on the topic of “: & Jerry Barta. For reservations and more information, go to Exploring Kabbalistic, Philosophical and Halakhic Motifs,” and www.sinaidinner.org or call 201-833-1134, ext. 105. Rabbi Edward Reichman, M.D., Professor of Emergency Medicine, Education and Bioethics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, who On Motzaei Shabbat, March 5, at 8:30 p.m., at Congregation Keter will speak on the topic of: “Past, Present and Future: The Evolving Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School will hold Relationship of Medicine and Halakha.” For a full schedule and more its Annual Scholarship Fund Dinner. Among the honorees are Beth information, go to www.yu.edu/beitmidrash or email [email protected]. Aaron members Ria & Tim Levart and Shera & Doug Dubitsky. For more information, please call Pam Ennis, 201-833-4307, ext. 265. On Thursday evenings through April 14, at 8:00 p.m., at Congregation Beth , 396 New Bridge Road, Bergenfield, Professor Larry This year’s NORPAC Mission to Washington will take place on Domnitch will offer a class on “Jewry in the Twentieth Century.” Wednesday, May 18. Early Bird registration prices apply until February 14. For details and to register, go to www.norpac.net. Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, presents Torah in If one is unable to go, but wishes to sponsor an attendee, please the AM: Tuesdays and Thursday, 9:00-9:45 a.m. -- Chavura on close contact Mollie Fisch, [email protected]. reading of Sefer Bereishit; 9:45-10:45 a.m. -- Gemara Sanhedrin with Rabbi Menahem Meier; Tuesdays, 11:00-noon -- Rabbi Baum on A grape vineyard in Israel named the “Ezra Schwartz Vineyard” has Tehillim for specific events; Thursdays, 10:45-11:45 a.m. -- Rambam been established with the full backing and blessings of Ezra’s parents with Rabbi Meier. and family. Ezra was studying at a yeshiva in Israel when he was murdered by terrorists. Trees can be planted at www.Trees4Ezra.org, where you also can view a short video. LAMDEINU: Study in depth. Be inspired. Spring 2016 Semester COMMUNITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Parshanut haMikra: Bereishit and 3 Big Questions in Jewish Pointers This Sunday, February 7, Yeshiva University’s Kollel Yom Rishon, Philosophy Creating Purim weekly free learning for men, will be held in Glueck 307 (515 West Talmud: Masekhet Berakhot Shir HaShirim 185th Street, corner of Avenue), and its Midreshet Chapter 1 4 Approaches to Yom Rishon, weekly free learning for women, will be held in the Parashat haShavua: Redemption in the Art Schottenstein Center (on West 185th Street, between Audubon Sefer Shofetim of Haggadot and St. Nicholas Avenues). Both programs are open to participants Sefer Yeshayahu Children & Matan Torah of all ages, backgrounds, and learning levels, and no registration is For class details or to register, go to lamdeinu.org. required. Kollel Yom Rishon will feature Rabbi Elchanan Adler and Rachel Friedman, Dean Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank, and Midreshet Yom Rishon will feature Lamdeinu at Congregation Beth Aaron Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Woolf and Elana Flaumenhaft. The first shiur starts at 9:30 a.m., the second at 10:30 a.m. For information or to download mar’ei mekomot, visit www.kollelyomrishon.org or www.midreshetyomrishon.org or call 212-960-0041.

CONGREGATION BETH AARON 950 Queen Anne Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 Phone: 201-836-6210 www.bethaaron.org [email protected]

Laurence Rothwachs, Rabbi Yair Mayerfeld, President